Avaya Holdings disclosed its assessment of internal control over financial reporting in its fiscal year 2021 annual report can’t be relied upon, along with acknowledging weaknesses in its ethics and compliance program.
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SEC revokes securities of LegacyXChange for reporting failures
E-commerce platform operator LegacyXChange had its securities revoked by the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to file required reports to the agency for four years.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
Ex-Iconix CEO found guilty of accounting fraud
Neil Cole, the former CEO of Iconix Brand Group, faces possible jail time after his conviction of fraudulently inflating the brand management company’s revenue and misleading investors and auditors.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
DOJ seeking Rennova Health return pandemic relief funds
The Department of Justice requested Rennova Health repay Covid-19 relief funds it received in 2020 as part of a whistleblower lawsuit against the healthcare services provider alleging ineligible use of the money.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
Unisys: Probe identified ‘material weaknesses’ in disclosure controls
IT services company Unisys Corp. revealed the discovery of faults in its internal control over financial reporting, including involving its compliance functions, following an internal investigation it first disclosed earlier this month.
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Big penalties, admissions fuel record SEC enforcement year
The Securities and Exchange Commission collected more than $6.4 billion in enforcement penalties, fees, and interest in fiscal year 2022—the largest amount in the agency’s history and a massive increase over a transition year in 2021.
Posted inEthics & Culture
S&P Global fined $2.5M over conflict of interest lapses
Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings agreed to pay $2.5 million and improve its compliance practices to settle allegations by the SEC that its marketing team pressured the ratings team concerning the rating of a particular mortgage-backed security transaction.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Ex-Mylan chief information officer charged over insider trading scheme
The chief information officer at former pharmaceutical company Mylan was charged with insider trading for tipping off a former colleague about the firm’s impending merger with a division of Pfizer, among other matters.
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PIC Renegade Properties to pay $400K for investment fund violations
A general partner in a real estate investment fund agreed to pay $400,000 to settle allegations it failed to register the fund and take reasonable steps to verify investors were accredited, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced.
Posted inAnti-Bribery
Insurance broker Gallagher latest target of DOJ Ecuador probe
Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher is under investigation by the Department of Justice related to its business in Ecuador.
